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27 April 2008

Scientific Note:

Spring Aspect of the Nocturnal Lepidoptera Fauna of §irvan District
(Siirt Province) (South East Turkey)

by

Muhabbet Kemal Ahmet Omer Ko^ak Erdem Seven

Within the field programs of the year 2008, the authors visited Ormanbagi^ and Qeltikyolu
territories in §irvan District (Siirt Province) in South East Turkey ^ between 23-26 April, 2008, in
order to determine the spring aspects of the nocturnal Lepidoptera fauna. More than 700 moth
specimens were collected by the authors in the area by using a light trap of Mercury Vapour lamp
160W (Fig.4). The studied area and the selected species and 52 nocturnal genera (12 families)
recorded are mentioned below. List of the 32 new nocturnal species to the district and the province
are given.

During our field studies in §irvan district the following genera are recorded: Cilix,
Watsonalla (Drepanidae); Ethmia (Ethmiidae), Aids, Chiasmia, Drepanopterula, Dyscia,
Eupithecia, Gnopharmia, Idaea, Nychiodes, Oulobophora, Pseudopanthera, Sterrha
(Geometridae); Polymona, Ocnerogyia (Lymantriidae); Acontia, Acronicta, Aletia, Apamea,
Apopestes, Autophila, Bryophilopsis, Cleonymia, Cornutoplusia, Cucullia, Dichagyris, Drasteria,
Egira, Emmelia, Eutelia, Hadena, Metalopha, Minucia, Mythimna, Noctua, Serryvania, Zethes
(Noctuidae); Hoplitis, Spatalia (Notodontidae); Pleurota (Oecophoridae); Euchromius, Myelois,
Pyrausta, Sultania (Pyralidae); Clarina, Dolbina, Hyles, Macroglossum, Marumba,
Sphingoniopsis (Sphingidae), Isophrictis (Gelechiidae), Tineidae, Psychidae, etc.

' Studied areas were illustrated in the previous issue (figs. 1-6) of the Cesa News.

^ The remote areas of the Eastern Turkey, including Siirt Province are currently extremely dangeous for the night studying, due to the terrorist
activities. Our field surveys have been carrying out under these circumstances for years. For details visit the official Web Page of the Turkish General
Staff (TGS) in Turkish: http://www.tsk.mil.tr/HABERLER ve OLAYLAR/5 Terorle Mucadele/terorle mucadele 2008.htm

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Fig.i - Isophrictis anthemidella (Gelechiidae) at rest. Turkey Siirt Prov. §irvan, Ormanbagi 1070m 24 4 2008, PVi M.

Kemal (Cesa)

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Fig.2 - Eupithecia breviculata (Donzel,i837) (Geometridae) at rest. Turkey Siirt Prov. §irvan, Ormanbagi 1070m 24 4

2008, PVi M. Kemal (Cesa)

Fig.3 - Cleonymia (Serryvania) opposita (Lederer,i870) (Noctuidae) at rest. Turkey Siirt Prov. §irvan, Ormanbagi

1070m 24 4 2008, PVi M. Kemal (Cesa)

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Fig.4 - Authors and the light trap at the beginning. Location: Turkey Siirt Prov. §irvan, Ormanbagi 1070m 24 4 2008,

Photo A.Kogak (Cesa)

Fig.5 - Author, during preparing the captured moths in the night near the light trap. Location: Turkey Siirt Prov.
§irvan, Ormanbagi 1070m 24 4 2008, Photo M.Kemal (Cesa)

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Fig. 6 - Author, during preparing the captured moths early in the morning of the next day. Location: Turkey Siirt Prov.

§irvan, Ormanbagi 1070m 25 4 2008, Photo M.Kemal (Cesa)

Selected 32 nocturnal species recorded at Ormanbagi, 24-25.4.2008, are given below. All of
them are also new records to §irvan District and Siirt Province.

Cilix asiatica A.Bang-Haas,i907, Watsonalla binaria (Hufnagel,i767) (Drepanidae);
Isophrictis anthemidella (Wocke,i87i) (Gelechiidae); Ocnerogyia amanda Staudinger,[i892],
Polymona lapidicola (Herrich-Schaffer,[i852]) (Lymantriidae); Sultania lophotalis
(Hampson,i90o) (Pyralidae); Hyles livornica (Esper,[i78o]), Marumba quercus (Denis &
Schiffermiiller,[i775]), Clarina kotschyi (Kollar,[i849]), Dolbina elegans (A.Bang-Haas,i9i2),
Sphingonaepiopsis gorgoniades (Hiibner,[i8i9]) (Sphingidae); Eupithecia breviculata
(Donzel,i837), Eupithecia schiefereri Dietze,i904, Eupithecia gratiosata Herrich-Schaffer,i86i,
Eupithecia oblongata (Thunberg,i784), Eupithecia spissilineata (Metzner,i846), Idaea filicata
(Hiibner,[i799]), Pseudopanthera syriacata (Guenee,i852) {Geometridae); Acontia titania
(Esper,[i798]), Agrotis (s.str.) ipsilon (Hufnagel,i766), Agrotis (s.str.) segetum ([Denis &
Schiffermiiller],i775), Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758), Bryophilopsis roederi
(Standfuss,i892), Cleonymia (Serryvania) opposita (Lederer,i870), Cleonymia (s.str.) baetica
(Rambur,i837), Dichagyris (s.str.) erubescens (Staudinger,i892), Eutelia adulatrix
(Hiibner,[i8i3]), Metalopha (Antholopha) gloriosa (Staudinger,i892), Minucia bimaculata
Osthelder,i933, Mythimna (Aletia) vitellina (Hiibner,[i8o8]), Zethes brandti Janzon,i977, Zethes
narghisa Brandt,i938 (Noctuidae).

Many others are still under preparation and some of them very interesting records to the
fauna of Turkey, or new to science.

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Previously Published Articles:

Keinal,M. & E.Seven, 2008, List of the Recorded Butterflies in §irvan, Siirt and Eruh
District in 6-8 March 2008. [in] Kemal,M. & A.O.KoQak, First scientific trip to the South West Van
Lake Region (6-8 March, 2008). Cesa News 7: 14.

Keinal,M. & E.Seven, 2008, Spring Aspect of the Diurnal Lepidoptera Fauna of §irvan
District (Siirt Province) (South East Turkey). Cesa News 10: 1-14, figs.

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